The image of the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department took a major hit after last December's release of "Making a Murderer" on Netflix, and Sheriff Rob Hermann is still struggling to overcome perception problems generated by the docu-series.

Hundreds of emails sent to Hermann and other county officials in December and January were recently turned over to the USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin to comply with a public records request. USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin sought access to written or electronic correspondence involving several current law enforcement officials at the Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office.

The vast majority of the emails were harshly critical and suggested the sheriff's department consists of crooked cops.

Here's a snapshot of the worldwide outrage directed at Hermann:

1. "Saw your show on Netflix! Manitowoc County is now officially on the map for having the most corrupt (law enforcement officers) in the nation, congrats. I used to think of cranes when I heard the name Manitowoc, not anymore."

2. "I had recently fell into a large sum of money and was thinking of moving to your county, but after what I saw concerning your department’s cover-up and framing Steven Avery and his nephew, I was seriously taken aback. There is NO WAY I will move there, your state prosecutor is a snake, your judges are corrupt and the ease in which you framed those two innocent men, well your cover-up has just reaffirmed my mistrust in the judicial system and police. Nice job!"

3. "I know you keep defending your crime mob department saying that people don’t know all the facts and by discrediting the documentary, but whether he is guilty or not, how in the hell do you and your mobsters sleep at night? … Your office might be the most corrupt organization in North America now that El Chapo has been captured. You and your department are the very reason that great officers and departments throughout our country are losing respect and trust from the American people."

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Frank Brown of Manitowoc participates in a January rally in support of convicted killers Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey at the Manitowoc County Courthouse.(Photo: Yi-Chin Lee/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)

4. "May God forgive the morally corrupt officers who participated in this case. Whether Steven Avery or Brendan Dassey are innocent or guilty they sure got railroaded by the indecent actions of your department. I truly wonder about the way justice is meted out in Wisconsin and Manitowoc County in particular."

5. "As the father of a Down syndrome age 16 daughter, I know how easy it is to manipulate a mentally challenged person by promising what they want at a precise moment. Regardless of guilt or innocence, what your office did to manipulate that young man’s testimony in the Avery case was repulsive and I would suspect unconstitutional. That will be determined in federal court, I hope … Hopefully you run a more honest and transparent ship than did the prior sheriff."

Brendan Dassey is led into court moments before a jury renders its guilty verdict in 2007.(Photo: Netflix/Making a Murderer)

6. "Your entire sheriff dept are the ones who should be tossed in jail … It makes me ashamed to be from Wisconsin and you can bet I won’t be in a hurry to ever drive past your cesspool of evil. Ever … God will deal with everyone who had a hand in this mess, you can be sure of that. Just because the Pope said God welcomes sinners doesn’t mean the door is open for Manitowoc County … I am a Christian woman and am having a very hard time with what I have seen. No, I don’t think God will help any of you, as you know the truth and have done nothing."

7. "Tell me please, what has Steve Avery done to this community that he deserved to be set up for a murder? All evidence points towards the incompetence of your department … I hope and pray your department and local police and that judge are found out, and YOU rot in jail. You are unbelievable. What did that man ever do to you people? Why him? Why?"

8. "I am certain I did not see everything that happened in that trial. But I am equally as certain that what I did see, and hear, was more than enough to not only show a preponderance of reasonable doubt, but to convince me that Manitowoc County ... is replete with corruption. To be sure, I am not saying Mr. Avery was innocent, but, there was clear and convincing evidence, to me, of a massive amount of reasonable doubt which means he is innocent in this country. You all may have won a trial ... against one uneducated man, but you all have lost so much more. Everything your pathetic county stands for is forever tarnished with the mockery of justice that was promulgated in that courtroom."

9. "I just wanted to reach out with disgust at how your department handled the Steven Avery case. The facts are obvious that your department had something to do with this and a cover-up looks to be very clear. Your department has lost all credibility and right now is in the media because of your inability to prove justice … One day it will come out that James Lenk and Andrew Colborn planted evidence in this case that lead (sic) to Steven’s arrest. What will your department come out and say then? You better hope you have a good PR team handy."

10. "Shocked seeing the Netflix series 'Making a Murderer.' I simply cannot comprehend how our (civilized) world can so easily step over the aspect of reasonable doubt. It is sad to see for the world that the state of Wisconsin still lives in isolation and narrow-minded thinking."

11. "I am sure that after you are all exposed, you will not feel any regret for putting an innocent man in prison for the majority of his life; I am sure the only regret you will feel is that of being caught. But I hope that one day you will perhaps feel the embarrassment and shame that your families will feel and then maybe you will begin to understand that what you do has an (effect) on others."

12. "We just finished learning about the Teresa Halbach murder case. I’m not sure I can look my kids in the eye and believe my own words anymore. Maybe the nightly news has been right all along: we live in a corrupt and violent world where not even small-town justice is free from corruption and agendas … The city of Manitowoc and the state of Wisconsin should be ashamed of who was/is representing them and who was/is supposedly protecting its citizens. I can, however, now look my children in the eyes and say, 'at least we don’t live in Wisconsin.'"

13. "The actions towards the Avery family by the Manitowac (sic) Sheriff’s Department are among the most deplorable examples I have seen of pure evilness in human society … I hope you are aware that a growing portion of this country, if not this planet, is under the opinion that your department is corrupt and a great shame to the American people, our government and our Constitution."

Lead investigators, Calumet County Sgt. Mark Wiegert and special agent Tom Fassbender of the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation, listen to opening arguments in the Brendan Dassey case on April 16, 2007 at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc.
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The Halbach family left to right...Tim, Mike, Katie, Karen and Tom sit in court Monday, April 16, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI.
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Barb Tadych, mother of Brendan Dassey, listens in court Monday, April 16, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI. Next to Barb Tadych is Peter Dassey, father of Brendan.
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Karen Halbach talks to the jury about what type of person her decest daughter Teresa Halbach was Monday, April 16, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI.
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Karen Halbach talks to the jury about her decest daughter Teresa Halbach during the trial of Brendan Dassey Monday, April 16, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI. Brendan Dassey, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach on Oct. 31, 2005. His uncle, Steven Avery, 44, was found guilty of her murder last month. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers)
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Defense lawyer Ray Edelstein holds up two sets of leg irons while questioning special agent Tom Fassbender of the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation during the trial of Brendan Dassey Monday, April 16, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI. Dassey, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach on Oct. 31, 2005. His uncle, Steven Avery, 44, was found guilty of her murder last month. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers)
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Brendan Dassey enters the court room Friday, April 19, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI. Dassey, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach on Oct. 31, 2005. His uncle, Steven Avery, 44, was found guilty of her murder last month. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers)
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Judge Jerome Fox talks to jurors during the Brendan Dassey court case Friday, April 19, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI. Brendan Dassey, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach on Oct. 31, 2005. His uncle, Steven Avery, 44, was found guilty of her murder last month. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers)
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Rodney Pevytoe, an arson investigator with the Wisconsin State Division of Criminal Investigation, answers questions about a rake while testifying during the Brendan Dassey court case Friday, April 19, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI. Dassey, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach on Oct. 31, 2005. His uncle, Steven Avery, 44, was found guilty of her murder last month. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers)
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Rodney Pevytoe, an arson investigator with the Wisconsin State Division of Criminal Investigation, answers questions about a spade while testifying during the Brendan Dassey court case Friday, April 19, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI. Dassey, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach on Oct. 31, 2005. His uncle, Steven Avery, 44, was found guilty of her murder last month. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers)
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Karen and Tom Halbach listen to testimony during the Brendan Dassey case Friday, April 19, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI. Dassey, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach on Oct. 31, 2005. His uncle, Steven Avery, 44, was found guilty of her murder last month. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers)
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Forensic anthropologist Leslie Eisenberg uses a graphic of a female skull to answer questions about bone fragments during the Brendan Dassey case on April 19, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse.
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Tim Halbach, left, and his brother Mike Halbach listen to testimony during the Brendan Dassey case Friday, April 19, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI. Brendan Dassey, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach on Oct. 31, 2005. His uncle, Steven Avery, 44, was found guilty of her murder last month. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers)
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Karen Halbach listens to an audio statement that Brendan Dassey gave to Marinette County Sheriff's Department detectives the week that her daughter Teresa Halbach disappeared Friday, April 19, 2007, during the Brendan Dassey court case at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI. Brendan Dassey, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach on Oct. 31, 2005. His uncle, Steven Avery, 44, was found guilty of her murder last month. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers)
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Defense attorney Ray Edelstein, left, questions Detective Anthony O'Neill of the Marinette County Sheriff's Department during his testimony in the Brendan Dassey case Friday, April 19, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI. Dassey, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach on Oct. 31, 2005. His uncle, Steven Avery, 44, was found guilty of her murder last month. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers)
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Brendan Dassey enters the courtroom Monday, April 23, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI. Dassey, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach on Oct. 31, 2005. His uncle, Steven Avery, 44, was found guilty of her murder last month. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers)
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Mike Halbach listens to Brendan Dassey testify Monday, April 23, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI. Dassey, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach on Oct. 31, 2005. His uncle, Steven Avery, 44, was found guilty of her murder last month. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers)
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Mike Halbach, left, and his father Tom Halbach, right, listen to Brendan Dassey testify Monday, April 23, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI. At top is Tim Halbach. Dassey, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach on Oct. 31, 2005. His uncle, Steven Avery, 44, was found guilty of her murder last month. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers)
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Brendan Dassey listens to the statement he made to investigators March 1, 2006, in which he admitted helping his uncle Steven Avery rape, murder and mutilate Teresa Halbach during his testimony Monday, April 23, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI. Dassey, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach on Oct. 31, 2005. His uncle, Steven Avery, 44, was found guilty of her murder last month. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers)
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Tom Halbach, father of Teresa Halbach, hangs his head while listening to Brendan Dassey testify Monday, April 23, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI. Dassey, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach on Oct. 31, 2005. His uncle, Steven Avery, 44, was found guilty of her murder last month. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers)
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Prosecuting attorney Tom Fallon shows Brendan Dassey a spade and a rake during his testimony Monday, April 23, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI. Dassey, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach on Oct. 31, 2005. His uncle, Steven Avery, 44, was found guilty of her murder last month. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers)
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Prosecuting attorney Tom Fallon shows Brendan Dassey a pair of handcuffs during his testimony Monday, April 23, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI. Dassey, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach on Oct. 31, 2005. His uncle, Steven Avery, 44, was found guilty of her murder last month. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers)
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Michael Riddle, a fingerprint analyst with the Wisconsin Crime Lab, testifies during the Brendan Dassey case Monday, April 23, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI. Dassey, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach on Oct. 31, 2005. His uncle, Steven Avery, 44, was found guilty of her murder last month. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers)
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Michael Riddle, a fingerprint analyst with the Wisconin Crime Lab, holds a box of shell casings while testifying during the Brendan Dassey case Monday, April 23, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI. Dassey, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach on Oct. 31, 2005. His uncle, Steven Avery, 44, was found guilty of her murder last month. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers)
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Defense attorney Mark Fremgen, right, presents handcuffs to be viewed by Michael Riddle, a fingerprint analyst with the Wisconsin Crime Lab, during his testimony during the Brendan Dassey case Monday, April 23, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI. Dassey, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach on Oct. 31, 2005. His uncle, Steven Avery, 44, was found guilty of her murder last month. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers)
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Media coverage of Brendan Dassey trial on April 23, 2007, at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, WI. Dassey, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach on Oct. 31, 2005. His uncle, Steven Avery, 44, was found guilty of her murder last month. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers)
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14. "I would be embarrassed to hold my head up high knowing that your department has sentenced an innocent man twice to jail and also a special boy who hasn’t even enjoyed life yet. I hope that detective Lenk and Goulburn (sic) rot in hell as it is almost certain that they are behind this corruption and lies … I hope use (sic) all can’t sleep at night and justice comes your way. What a joke of a department."

15. "I would be fearful to ever take my family on a trip and stop in your county to even get fuel. I’d run the grave risk of being arrested for arson and armed robbery before my tank was filled with gasoline. According to social media, people all across America feel the same way. How sad for your county’s image. I truly feel sorry for the residents of your county who will be judged according to the actions of a few."

16. "The documentary exposes the level of corruption in your department. Nothing you say will convince vast majority of your citizens that you are good guys. The facts and evidence tell a different story. Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey are innocent. Your department is corrupt and all of you should be prosecuted to the highest extend (sic) of law."

17. "You should be ashamed of yourself and the crooked department you run. The injustice that Steven Avery experienced during the murder trial of Teresa Halbach is INSANE! Your department is a JOKE. Your entire county is FILLED with white trash idiots and you have the audacity to bully and pick on him all this after falsely imprisoning him for 18 of his prime years of his life. God Bless his mother and father who have had to live through this … I would NEVER EVER visit your town in fear that if I were to run a stop sign, you would have me arrested on a murder charge. Shame on you."

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Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz sits in the courtroom before the start of the Steven Avery trial at the Calumet County Courthouse on Feb. 22, 2007, in Chilton.
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Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz speaks to the jury during opening statement in the Steven Avery trail at the Calumet County Courthouse on Feb. 12, 2007 in Chilton.
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Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz in the courtroom at the Calumet County Courthouse during the second day of the Steven Avery trial on Feb. 13, 2007 in Chilton.
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Thomas Fallon, an assistant Wisconsin attorney, questions John Ertl, a forensic scientist with the State Crime Lab in Madison, in the Steven Avery murder trial at the Calumet County Courthouse on Feb. 19, 2007 in Chilton.
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Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz looks at the jury during the trial of Steven Avery in the courtroom at the Calumet County Courthouse on Feb. 12, 2007 in Chilton.
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Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz waits for the Steven Avery trial to resume after a lunch break at the Calumet County Courthouse on Feb. 27, 2007 in Chilton.
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Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz, left, talks to Mike Halbach between a break in the Steven Avery murder trial in the courtroom on March 7, 2007 at the Calumet County Courthouse in Chilton.
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Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz (center) talks to Tim Halbach (left) and Karen Halbach (right) after Kratz rested the prosecution's case against Steven Avery on March 7, 2007 at the Calumet County Courthouse in Chilton.
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Special procecuter Norm Gahn talks to Karen and Tom Halbach in the courtroom before the start of the Steven Avery trial on March 12, 2007 at the Calumet County Courthouse in Chilton.
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Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz gives his rebuttal argument in the Steven Avery murder trial in the courtroom on Thursday, March 15, 2007 at the Calumet County Courthouse in Chilton.
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18. "I would never travel to your town as it is apparent there is a lot of corruption in the sheriff’s office, the disgraceful prosecutor, and even the judges, including the appellate courts … It is truly unbelievable that your community could make such a travesty of the judicial system. Not surprising that Mr. Kratz resigned as a result of disgraceful behavior. Please know that your judicial system looks like you all are unethical, immoral and corrupt. And the sad thing is … there is a murderer out there who has gotten away with it! Unbelievable! Does Wisconsin know what JUSTICE is?"

19. "Remind me not to move to your county! You guys will convict anyone for anything without evidence. I find it amazing that anyone involved from your county involved in the Steven Avery case can sleep at night. One of the biggest liars even got promoted to (lieutenant)? Truly shameful."

20. "Never have I heard of such corruption at the hands of law enforcement as in the case of Steven Avery. People like you are a plague on our country. Those responsible for this miscarriage of justice – the countless employees of Manitowoc who acted illegally, who lied, and who turned a blind eye to the unethical actions of their peers all deserve to burn in hell. You are responsible for the distrust and hatred for law enforcement that is ever-prevalent in our society – and these sentiments are DESERVED.

Manitowoc County Board Chairman Jim Brey, in an email sent in December, urged fellow county board members to rally behind the sheriff's department, which was the target of angry messages from people across the world.

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"Some of the emails, in my opinion, have been borderline threatening. Not to myself but to members of our law enforcement community," Brey wrote. "I have never been the big paranoid person ... but after one of the emails I received contained the line and I quote 'ROT IN HELL FOR ALL ETERNITY YOU EVIL BASTARD!' I felt that at the very least, the Sheriff's Department should place these on file in case something shows up later."